2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acts as a qualifier for the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1] The tournament was played on 4 April 2019 with pool stage matches played at So Kon Po Recreation Ground with knock-out stage matches played at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens for men.

2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date4–5 April 2019
Cup
Champion Brazil
Runner-up Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played25
2018
2020

Continental qualifying

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Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify.

Continental Sevens Championship Dates Venue(s) Berths Qualified
2018 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series 3 June–
16 July 2018
  Malemort,
  Kazan
3   Scotland
  Belgium
  Poland
2018 Africa Women's Sevens 16–17 September 2018   Gaborone 2   Kenya
  Uganda
2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series 23 September–
14 October 2018
  Hong Kong,
  Incheon,
  Colombo
3   Hong Kong
  Kazakhstan
  Japan
2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship 10–11 November 2018   Suva 1   Papua New Guinea
2018 Torneo Valentín Martinez (Sudamérica) 10–11 November 2018   Montevideo 2   Brazil
  Argentina
2018 RAN Women's Sevens 25–26
November 2018
  Saint James 1   Mexico
Total 12

Format

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12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

Pool Stage

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All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Japan 3 3 0 0 116 19 +97 9
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 88 44 +44 7
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 46 66 –20 5
  Mexico 3 0 0 3 5 126 –121 3
4 April 2019
10:00
Belgium  12–31  Scotland
Try: Nairac 7'c
Blondiau 8'm
Con: D'Haeseleir (1/2) 7'
Try: Smith (2) 0'm, 6'c
Sergeant 3'c
Lloyd (2) 10'c, 11'm
Con: Nelson (3/5) 3', 7', 10'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
4 April 2019
10:22
Japan  54–0  Mexico
Try: Nakamura (2) 1'c, 14'm
Bogidraumainadave 3'c
Okuroda 6'c
Kurogi 7'c
Tsutsumi 8'c
Suzuki (2) 9'c, 11'c
Con: Okuroda (7/8) 2', 4', 6', 7', 8', 10', 11'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
4 April 2019
12:34
Belgium  34–0  Mexico
Try: De Donder 5'm
Lalli (2) 6'm, 8'm
Nairac 12'c
Pierson (2) 13'c, 14'm
Con: D'Haeseleir (2/3) 12', 13'
Stévins (0/3)
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
4 April 2019
12:56
Japan  27–19  Scotland
Try: Hirano 4'm
Bogidraumainadave 5'm
Tsutsumi 9'm, 13'm
Matsuda 11'c
Con: Okuroda (1/5) 12'
Try: Smith 1'c
Lloyd 8'c
Evans 14'
Con: Nelson (2/2) 2', 9'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
4 April 2019
15:08
Scotland  38–5  Mexico
Try: Lloyd (3) 1'c, 5'c, 9'm
Evans 3'm
Gaffney 7'c
Grieve 11'c
Con: Nelson (2/3) 2', 5'
Sergeant (2/3) 8', 12'
Try: Salomon 7'm
Con: Rodriguez (0/1)
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
4 April 2019
15:30
Japan  35–0  Belgium
Try: Bogidraumainadave 2'c
Matsuda 4'c
Suzuki (2) 8'c, 10'c
Hirano 12'c
Con: Okuroda (2/2) 2', 4'
Hirano (3/3) 9', 10', 13'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Kenya 3 3 0 0 80 15 +65 9
  Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 64 34 +30 7
  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 45 63 –18 5
  Uganda 3 0 0 3 5 82 –77 3
4 April 2019
10:44
Papua New Guinea  22–14  Hong Kong
Try: Rama 1'm
Lavai 3'c
Lagona 5'm
Biyama 7'm
Con: Lavai (1/4) 3'
Try: Chong 9'c
Kwong 12'c
Con: S. Chan (2/2) 9', 12
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
4 April 2019
11:06
Kenya  24–0  Uganda
Try: Olando 2'm
Okelo 4'c
Lindo 8'c
Okulu 10'm
Con: Okulu (2/4) 4', 8'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
4 April 2019
13:18
Papua New Guinea  32–0  Uganda
Try: Lavai 0'm
Lagona 5'm
Rama 7'm
Biyama 9'm
Garesa 11'm
Kaore 14'c
Con: Lavai (1/1) 14'
Lagona (0/5)
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
4 April 2019
13:40
Kenya  36–5  Hong Kong
Try: Okulu (2) 1'm, 13'c
Awino (2) 3'm, 7'm
Atieno 7'c
Olando 9'c
Con: Awuor Owino (1/4) 7'
Okulu (2/2) 10', 13'
Try: Lucas 6'm
Con: S. Chan (0/1)
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
4 April 2019
15:52
Hong Kong  26–5  Uganda
Try: Chong 1'c
Poon 3'm
Penalty try 7'
Li 9'c
Con: Poon (2/3) 1', 10'
Try: Lekuru 12'm
Con: Mudoola (0/1)
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
4 April 2019
16:14
Kenya  20–10  Papua New Guinea
Try: Chajira 1'm
Awino 5'm
Okelo (2) 7'm, 12'm
Con: Okulu (0/3)
Awuor Owino (0/1)
Try: Lagona 2'm
Kaore 7'm
Con: Lavai (0/2)
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 54 48 +6 9
  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 39 38 +1 5
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 60 62 –2 5
  Poland 3 1 0 2 43 48 –5 5
4 April 2019
11:28
Argentina  12–17  Kazakhstan
Try: Gonzalez 6'c
Moreno 9'm
Con: Gonzalez (1/2) 7'
Try: Nurmatova 1'm
Teryayeva 7'c
Baktybayeva 14'm
Con: Nurmatova (1/3) 8'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
4 April 2019
11:50
Brazil  14–12  Poland
Try: B. Silva 3'c
Costa 12'c
Con: Kocchann (2/2) 4', 12'
Try: Paszczyk 6'c
Pamięta 9'm
Con: Jaszczyszyn (1/2) 7'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
4 April 2019
14:02
Argentina  24–19  Poland
Try: Gonzalez 1'm
Montero 4'c
Moreno 5'm
Pedrozo 13'c
Con: Gonzalez (2/4) 4', 13'
Try: Witkowska 7'c
Paszczyk 8'c
Klichowska 11'm
Con: Jaszczyszyn (2/3) 7', 8'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
4 April 2019
14:24
Brazil  14–12  Kazakhstan
Try: Zanellato 0'c
B. Silva 10'c
Con: Kocchann (2/2) 1', 10'
Try: Nurmatova 6'c
Baktybayeva 14'
Con: Nurmatova (1/2) 6'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
4 April 2019
16:36
Kazakhstan  10–12  Poland
Try: Yakovleva 10'm
Bazyaruk 11'm
Con: Nurmatova (0/2)
Try: Klichowska (2) 3'm, 13'c
Con: Jaszczyszyn (1/2) 14'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
4 April 2019
16:58
Brazil  26–24  Argentina
Try: Zanellato (2) 1'm, 7'c
Campos 4'c
L. Silva 7'c
Con: Kocchann (3/4) 5', 7', 8'
Try: Gonzalez 5'm
Giraudo 9'c
Montero 11'm
Penalty try 14'
Con: Gonzalez (1/3) 9'
So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 April 2019 – 10:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Kenya17
 
5 April 2019 – 13:49 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Argentina15
 
  Kenya5
 
5 April 2019 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Brazil17
 
  Brazil21
 
5 April 2019 – 16:54 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Kazakhstan5
 
  Brazil28
 
5 April 2019 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Scotland19
 
  Scotland36
 
5 April 2019 – 14:11 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Papua New Guinea12
 
  Scotland24
 
5 April 2019 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Japan19
 
  Japan27
 
 
  Hong Kong7
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hong Kong Out to Tackle Best". Fiji Sun. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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Hong Kong Women's Sevens
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